Buddy Holly

Lubbock, Texas, USA. [=Charles Hardin Holley] b. 7 Sep 1936; d. 3 Feb 1959 in an aeroplane crash; also singer with the Crickets.
Label: Coral
Musicians: Buddy Holly (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Norman Petty
Writers: Norman Petty/Jerry Allison/Buddy Holly
Q 72293 Peggy Sue 30 Nov 1957 30-22-23-21-12 Pts: 69
    from the album Buddy Holly (Jul 1958)  
    11 Jan 1958 6-6-9-8-7-10-10-16-19-16-25 Pts: 245
Writers: G. Hardin/Norman Petty
Q 72288 Listen To Me 8 Mar 1958 16-30 Pts: 27
    from the album Buddy Holly (Jul 1958)  
Producers: Norman Petty/Bob Thiele
Writers: Norman Petty/Bill Tilghman/Sonny West
Q 72325 Rave On 14 Jun 1958 29-15-15-10-8-7-5-8-8-7-10-13-17-23 Pts: 308
    from the album Buddy Holly (Jul 1958)  
Producers: Norman Petty
Writers: Bobby Darin/Woody Harris
Q 72333 Early In The Morning 23 Aug 1958 20-17-24-26 Pts: 53
    Original: Rindy Dinks (1958)  
Writers: Bob Montgomery/Norman Petty
Q 72346 Heartbeat 10 Jan 1959 30 Pts: 10
    23 Apr 1960 35-30-35 Pts: 26
Writers: Paul Anka
Q 72360 It Doesn't Matter Anymore 21 Feb 1959 20-16-13-10-9-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-6-8-13-18-21 Pts: 855
LVA 9105 The Buddy Holly Story LP 25 Apr 1959 5-6-2-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8-9-10-xx-xx-xx-10-10-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-9-8-6 Pts: 199
    16 Jan 1960 8-8-7-xx-9-10-xx-xx-xx-xx-20-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-18-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-17-20-13-10-9-17-19-8-xx-17-13-11-19 Pts: 115
    14 Jan 1961 11-10-10-8-7-12-10-11-11-14-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-18-20-17-20-14-13-8-14-6-8-12-10-10-12-12-10-10-17-13-12-15-15-13-xx-20-20-13 Pts: 213
    27 Jan 1962 15-19-15-17-14-15-10-11-14-14-11-15-15-17-13-15-19-12-15-18-16-15-15-15-16-20-16-19-xx-xx-xx-20-19-16-11-14-18-12-17-12-13-14-13-13-17 Pts: 219
    19 Jan 1963 17-13-16-10-12-15-14-20-15-15-14-17-15-14-xx-xx-19-14-20-17-16-13-11-13-11-13-13-12-14-15-13-16-17-13-20-15 Pts: 179
    18 Apr 1964 20 Pts: 4
Label: Brunswick
Writers: Earl Lee/Jimmie Ainsworth
05800 Midnight Shift 25 Jul 1959 26-27-27 Pts: 33
Label: Coral
Writers: Buddy Holly
Q 72376 Peggy Sue Got Married 5 Sep 1959 21-22-22-13-20-18-19-17-25-29 Pts: 139
FEP 2044 The Late, Great Buddy Holly EP 12 Mar 1960 8-4-10-17-7-5-9-9-17-13-20-7-17-5-9-11-9-9-9-8-9-9-18-12-12-12-11-16-9-19-14-14-xx-20-xx-xx-xx-17 Pts: 125
    14 Oct 1961 18-17-15-10-9-11-20-16-18-xx-xx-19 Pts: 30
Writers: Norman Petty/Buddy Holly
Q 72397 True Love Ways 21 May 1960 32-33-27-25-34-31-35 Pts: 65
Musicians: Buddy Holly (vcls, gtr)
Producers: Norman Petty
LVA 9127 Buddy Holly Story Vol.2 LP 1 Oct 1960 13-9-9-7-7-10-17-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-14-17 Pts: 59
    21 Jan 1961 20-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-19-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-15 Pts: 14
    29 Jun 1963 16 Pts: 5
Q 72411 Learning The Game 15 Oct 1960 42-40-36 Pts: 22
Q 72469 What To Do 21 Jan 1961 47-41-34-35-40-44 Pts: 42
Writers: Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller
Q 72432 Baby I Don't Care/Valley Of Tears 1 Jul 1961 37-23-16-15-13-12-16-17-19-16-22-30-44-46 Pts: 195
    Original: Baby I Don't Care - Elvis Presley (1957)  
FE 2005 Rave On EP 15 Jul 1961 18-17-13-9-18-16-17-16-15-17-12-11-17-14-15 Pts: 46
    8 Jun 1963 18-12-10-11-11-14-15 Pts: 21
Label: Brunswick
OE 9456 Buddy Holly No.1 EP 19 Aug 1961 18-20 Pts: 5
Label: Coral
FEP 2015 Heartbeat EP 26 Aug 1961 18-13-18 Pts: 9
Label: Ace Of Hearts
Musicians: Buddy Holly (vcls, gtr)
AH 3 That'll Be The Day LP 7 Oct 1961 17-7-5-9-9-8-8-18-8-14-19-12-20 Pts: 88
Label: Coral
SEP 2002 Listen To Me EP 10 Mar 1962 20-14-17-15-16-18-12-17-16-19-20-20-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-20-19-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-19-14-16 Pts: 47
Writers: G. Hardin/Norman Petty
Q 72449 Listen To Me 10 Mar 1962 48 Pts: 5
Musicians: Buddy Holly (vcls, gtr)
Writers: K. Curtis
Q 72455 Reminiscing 8 Sep 1962 34-21-21-18-17-22-21-26-31-36-43 Pts: 125
Producers: Norman Petty
Writers: Chuck Berry
Q 72459 Brown Eyed Handsome Man 9 Mar 1963 32-19-16-9-4-3-10-9-11-13-18-21-24-32-40-42-47 Pts: 304
    Original: Chuck Berry (b-side, Aug 1956); from the album Reminiscing (Apr 1963)  
LVA 9212 Reminiscing LP 23 Mar 1963 9-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-5-6-7-7-7-6-8-9-9-18-19-16-15-16 Pts: 357
    Previously unreleased tracks overdubbed by the Fireballs.  
Producers: Norman Petty
Writers: Elias McDaniel
Q 72463 Bo Diddley 1 Jun 1963 35-16-13-6-7-4-8-13-16-21-33-49 Pts: 232
    Original: Bo Diddley (1955); from the album Reminiscing (Apr 1963)  
Writers: Buddy Holly/Bob Montgomery
Q 72466 Wishing 31 Aug 1963 35-18-13-10-12-10-15-16-23-36-46 Pts: 171
FEP 2015 Heartbeat EP 28 Sep 1963 20-18-18 Pts: 8
Musicians: Buddy Holly (vcls, gtr)
LVA 9222 Showcase LP 30 May 1964 14-7-3-4-4-7-11-10-10-10-12-15-10-12-18-17 Pts: 121
Label: Ace Of Hearts
AH 148 Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits LP 1 Jul 1967 40-22-10-16-11-12-12-12-14-12-14-20-14-20-26-23-31-35-30-36-40 Pts: 95
    27 Apr 1968 22-21-21-15-13-14-9-12-11-17-14-26-32-34-34-23-25-23-23 Pts: 86
    1 Feb 1969 19-xx-xx-xx-xx-18  
    1 Sep 1984 100 Pts: 1
Label: MCA
Writers: Norman Petty/Jerry Allison/Buddy Holly
MU 1012 Peggy Sue/Rave On 23 Mar 1968 60-47-32-35-35-34-36-35-41-49 Pts: 71
MUPS 371 Giant LP 15 Mar 1969 27-xx-13-29-28-23 Pts: 22
Label: Coral
Musicians: Buddy Holly (vcls, gtr)
CP 8 Greatest Hits LP 29 Nov 1969 7-7-10-11-12  
    10 Jan 1970 2-3-6-6-3-4-2-2-3-6-4-5-8-5-5-2-5-6-6-3-7-4-8-5-4-11-11-12-4-7-5-5-7-6-7-6-6-6-12-8-20-15-17-15-15-18-22-xx-19  
  That'll Be The Day LP 24 Jan 1970 26  
Musicians: Buddy Holly (vcls, gtr)
  Greatest Hits Volume 2 LP 2 May 1970 7-2-1-2-12-6-4-8-5-6-7-11-13-8-16-12-13-14-12-8-15-13  
Label: Coral
CDLM 8007 Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits LP 28 Jun 1975 49 Pts: 2
Label: Telstar
Musicians: Buddy Holly (vcls, gtr)
Producers: various
STAR 2339 True Love Ways LP 11 Feb 1989 25-22-13-8-8-13-16-26-40-56-65 Pts: 51
Label: PolyGram
Producers: Norman Petty
TV 5144872 Words Of Love LP 13 Feb 1993 1-6-5-14-23-22-40-50-xx-xx-73 Pts: 154
Label: Dino
DINCD 133 The Very Best Of Buddy Holly LP 30 Nov 1996 33-24-27-28-31 Pts: 36
    sales: 100000  
    11 Jan 1997 51-63-101-109-136-171 Pts: 5

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Label: MCA
EMTV 8 20 Golden Greats LP 25 Feb 1978 2-2-1-1-1-2-6-9-11-17-25-21-30-31-48-39-55-46-60-xx-xx-xx-58 Pts: 178

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